Product Identification Electronic board, wiring and connection diagrams List of repair and test equipment needed Technical manual Diagnostic fault and error codes Component and diagnosis information Instructions for software updates. Data records of reported failure incidents Technical bulletins Guidance for self-repair and technical manual. Spare Parts Overview and disassembly map Disassembly Flow Cautions Before Disassembly...
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1. Product Identification This document refers to Fairphone 4 5G a product by Fairphone, that was launched in the market on the 25th of October 2021. This device comes in different configurations: Grey 6 GB RAM, 128 GB Internal Memory...
Phillips screwdriver PH00 (for most of the repairs) 2. Torx screwdriver T5 (only for PCBA repairs) 3. USB-C cable (to test charging) 4. Battery Discharge Power measurement equipment 5. ESD protection gear 6. Soldering gun and solder tin 7. Software flashing tool, but can also be done using a computer. You can find the instructions here.
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5. Diagnostic fault and error codes ● We make use of Android's (AOSP) default logging and tracing mechanisms, which mostly means Android logcat messages generated by the Android framework, apps and HAL implementations, as well as kernel logs. ● Additionally, we use logging and diagnostics in components of third party suppliers, most of which comes from Qualcomm.
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Component and diagnosis information For any question on this chapter please contact product.management@fairphone.com. Fairphone 4 contains the following key components with the following key data points: Component Part details Vendor Key specs Battery Model: Kayo Capacity : 3905 mAh Nominal Voltage: 3.85 V F4AC1 Cut off Voltage: 3.0 V...
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Welcome message of our diagnostics tool Nevertheless you can also test one of the phone functions or components directly. To do so, please go to My Fairphone App on your phone. Please only do this under the instruction of our customer support : In the My Fairphone App, Click on “phone”...
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Main Camera Instructions for software updates. Fairphone OS releases for Fairphone 4 5G (FP4), based on Android 11 (A11), and we provide regular software updates. Instructions on how to download and install these updates directly on your phone here.
For any question on this chapter please contact product.management@fairphone.com. Technical bulletins Fairphone OS releases for Fairphone 4 5G (FP4), based on Android 11 (A11), available for the open market. Here you will also find the updated list of new features, bug...
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10. Guidance for self-repair and technical manual. Repairing the Fairphone 4 is very easy. Any of the actions contained in this chapter have any consequence for your warranty. You can find any of our video self repair videos and a simple self-repair guide in this link.
Spare Parts Overview and disassembly map Disassembly Flow...
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Pay attention to the three different types of screws: Black Phillips head (M1.4) (for display repairs) 2. Silver Phillips head (M1.4) (for other repairs, not involving PCB) 3. Torx head (for repairs involving accessing the PCB) Prepare your tools: Phillips screwdriver PH00.
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Step 2: Remove the battery lifting up from the tab at the bottom of the battery Step 3: Follow the steps to remove the camera explained in section g. Step 4: Remove PCBA Cover Torx Screws with a T5 screwdriver Step 5: Check Rear Water Marker...
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Step 2: Remove the 8 Phillips Black screws indicated in the picture below. Step 3: Lift the display and disconnect the cable behind. Step 4: Connect the new display by first connecting the cable back. Simply push the connector in until you hear a click.
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Step 2: Remove Camera Connectors Lid Screw Step 3: Lift up and remove Camera Connectors Lid Step 4: Lift up 3 Connectors Step 5: Remove 5 Rear Cameras Screws (Silver) Additional step if you are replacing the selfie camera or the earpiece, change at this point any of the two.
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Replacing Loudspeaker, Vibration Motor or USB-C Port Step 1: Follow the steps in e. Step 2: Remove Loudspeaker 6 Phillips Screws (Silver) Step 3: Lift up Loudspeaker lifting the central lip and remove it. This part also contains the vibration mechanism. Aditional step: if you are replacing the USB-C port, you can now access it.
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Step 1: Follow the steps in e to remove back cover and battery. k. Step 3: Follow the steps in f to remove display Step 4: Follow steps in g to remove cameras and earpiece m. Step 7: Follow steps in h to remove loudspeaker and USB-C port n.
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10. For the repair of these components you will need to be a highly skilled repair professional, and our customer support team can not help you out in this case. If you have any questions, please contact product.management@fairphone.com.
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Component placing and Schematics for Fairphone 4 For any question about this document please mail product.management@fairphone.com The PCB Placement code can be used to locate a specific component on the PCB of Fairphone 4 Part Number Manufacturer part Description PCB placement code...
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U0501 SM-6350-0-PSP837-TR-00-0 Some of the GPIO assignments are not as per SM6350 + PM6350 + PM6150A/PM6150L +PM7250B Reference Schematic DCN:- 80-PT056-41. Need to change the GPIO SW configuration setting for them. OIS_2P8_EN SDM_GPIO114_GRFC4 U0501 SDM_GPIO115_GRFC7 SM-6350-0-PSP837-TR-00-0 BOARD_ID2 SDM_GPIO116_GRFC6 UIM2_DATA SDM_RFFE4_DATA Q701 9008 NPI_DOWN_EN...
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U1901 PMK-8003-0-FOWPSP36-TR-01-0 Note:SPMI_CLK & SPMI_DATA should be routed away from noisy traces Route signals as a diff pair as much as possible SPMI_DATA SPMI_CLK R1907 RF_CLK1 0ohm 76.8MHz clock , for SDR735 R1951 10Kohm R1906 R1908 FAULT_N RF_CLK5 0ohm 0ohm For WIFI R1902 VREG_L15A_1P2...
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TP2001 PS_HOLD TP2002 PMIC2SDM_RESET_N U2001 PM-6350-0-FOWPSP121-TR-00-0 VPH_PWR VREG_VIO_OUT_1P8 VREG_L11A_1P8 VREG_1P8_SYS VREF_MSM C2011 REF_BYP_B CBL_PWR_N AVDD_BYP C2013 C2007 C2006 2.2uF 47uF FAULT_N C2010 PMIC_DVDD_BYP PMIC2SDM_RESET_N 100nF C2009 PS_HOLD PM_RESIN_N PHONE_ON_N C2008 SPMI_CLK SPMI_DATA NOTE1:SPMI_CLK & SPMI_DATA should be routed away from noisy traces Route signals as a diff pair as much as possible NOTE2:Dedicated trace from REF_BYP to cap.
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U2001 NOTE: SNS_Sx_P/M should be routed diff pair out PM-6350-0-FOWPSP121-TR-00-0 from Cap back toappropriate pins at PMIC VPH_PWR VSNS_S1A_P L2101 470nH C2101 VREG_S1A_1P13 For LPDDR4x 10uF VSNS_S1A_M VPH_PWR L2102 470nH C2102 VREG_S2A_1P87 For LDOs 10uF C2103 C2104 C2113 C2114 C2115 please select LOW ESR output bulk capacitors 10uF 10uF...
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12. Material information for recyclers Below you can find materials information about the Fairphone 4. We have focussed on the materials that we think are most important for recyclers and indicated where they are mostly situated. This weight information is to give the idea for recyclers to estimate the value for recycling the phone.
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